Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Robert Sanderson Mulliken

Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

1. Robert Sanderson Mulliken Marker

Inscription. Robert Mulliken, a physicist and chemist, brought Florida State University its first Nobel Prize. While serving as Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor of Chemical Physics, Mulliken was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on molecular orbital theory in computing the structure of molecules. Mulliken was also Distinguished Professor of Physics and Chemistry at the University of Chicago.

Erected by Florida State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 30° 26.698′ N, 84° 18.3′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It can be reached from West Call Street east of Stadium Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located on the Florida State University campus, along the Nobel Laureate Walk on the east side of the Medical Research Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee FL 32304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Robert Schrieffer (a few steps from this marker); Konrad Emil Bloch (a few steps from this marker); Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (a few steps from this marker); James M. Buchanan (a few steps from this marker); Sir Harold W. Kroto (a few steps from this marker); Hippocrates (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Blackwell (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. John Gorrie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Also see . . .
1. Robert S. Mulliken (Wikipedia).

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

2. Robert Sanderson Mulliken Marker

From 1926 to 1928, he taught in the physics department at New York University (NYU). In World War II, from 1942 to 1945, Mulliken directed the Information Office for the University of Chicago's Plutonium project. Afterward, he developed mathematical formulas to enable the progress of the molecular-orbital theory. Mulliken received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1966 and the Priestley Medal in 1983. (Submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Robert S. Mulliken. His earlier work on isotopes and on diatomic band spectra was followed by theoretical systematization of the electronic states of molecules, mainly in terms of the idea of molecular orbitals. This included work on electronegativities, dipole moments, and valence-state energies. (Submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

3. Florida State University Nobel Laureate Walk

Robert Sanderson Mulliken memorial visible on right side.

Robert Sanderson Mulliken Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2021

4. Robert Sanderson Mulliken Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 22, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.